Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Plants #105, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
dyzzy: I too am real curious about that variegated plant at Selby Gardens! It's been driving me crazy so I sent them an e-mail with a link to your post showing that picture but I don't know if they will be able to open the link since the photo is on a forum for paid subscribers only. If I get an answer back I will let y'all know. I keep going back and looking at your photo and at first I thought it was a Calathea of some sort, then I thought it looked like a Bromeliad, then I thought ... if it was in the Orchid house maybe it was a Jewel Orchid Hamaeria, (formerly Ludisia.) I am so curious ... I love variegated foliage!


Rita: What is that beautiful bloom in your photo here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=8688341 I know I've seen it before but for the life of me can't remember what it is! Gee ... y'all are such great growers of tropicals! I think it would be wonderful to tour each and every one of y'alls gardens!

Michelia figo ("Banana Shrub") is budding up again, one bloom open this morning: